KV Sasikanth

Local star KV Sasikanth played a major role as Marlin Godavari Titans beat Coastal Riders by two runs in the VJD method in the rain-affected inaugural match of first season of the ACA’s Shriram Andhra Premier League at the ACA-VDCA stadium here on Wednesday.

Pacers KV Sasikanth and Nitish Kumar Reddy shine as Andhra makes a strong comeback on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Madhya Pradesh. Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri provide a solid start for Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh face a collapse from 123/1 to 227/9. Saransh Jain shows resilience against the formidable Andhra bowling attack.

Rajasthan recorded their fourth successive win, beating Andhra Pradesh by 11 runs in a Elite C league match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Monday.

Andhra Pradesh is playing Assam in their last Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match. Andhra needs 248 to win the match. In their first innings, Karan Shinde scored a century and was the mainstay of the innings after Andhra resumed. Ricky Bhui added 73 runs for the fourth wicket and 66 runs for the seventh wicket with Shoaib Mohamad Khan 42 while KVS Sasikanth 19 helped him to add 36 for the eighth wicket. Lalith Mohan 0 held on for a while to help Shinde but Riyan Parag removed Lalith Mohan and M. Rayudu in the space of three balls. Sarupam Purkayastha claimed four wickets and Riyan and Siddharth Sarmah two each. Mukhtar Hussain and Hridip Deka one each. Assam gained a lead of 248 runs but Karan returned a happy man at the end of the day as the Andhra bowlers put Assam on the mat. Pacers KVS Sasikanth and K. Nitish Kumar Reddy did not bowl much but spinners A.L.Mohan who claimed two wickets and Shoaib Md. Khan and M. Rayudu one each

Medium pacer KV Sasikanth with a five-for led Andhra to a 154-run win over Hyderabad in an Elite Group B league match of the Ranji trophy tournament at the PVG Raju ACA sports complex, Chintalavalsa, Vizianagaram on Friday.

A bowlers' match between Tamil Nadu and Washington ended in a tie. In the final innings, Washington lost five wickets for eleven runs in a span of eight overs. Ajith Ram, the senior pro, tried to resuscitate the gasping side but stumbled at the doorstep of victory. Andhra prevailed by eight runs in a seesaw battle.

Karan Shinde produced a blistering 38-ball 75 as Andhra Pradesh chased down a tricky target to register a two-wicket win over Bihar in an Elite Group D match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday.

Skipper Priyank Panchal's stroke-filled 134 and an equally impressive show from the bowlers set up Gujarat's massive 117-run win over Andhra in the quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. Opting to bat at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Gujarat lost Dhruv Raval (18) early, after he was dismissed by medium pacer KV Sasikanth (2/55).

Medium pace duo of K V Sasikanth and Cheepurapalli Stephen returned with five wickets each as Andhra Pradesh notched up a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Delhi in their Group A Ranji Trophy match here on Friday.

After taking the first-innings lead, Andhra now have a chance at an outright victory as Bihar batters failed to get going even in the second innings of their Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Moin-ul Haq Stadium in Patna on Sunday.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly - a great advocate of sporting wickets in domestic circuit - should have been here to see the ground reality of pitches in Ranji Trophy. As many as 24 wickets fell on Day 1 in the Punjab versus Andhra Ranji Trophy group A clash on a sandpit at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium.

The Andhra Pradesh team played against Assam in a Ranji Trophy match on Tuesday. The Andhra team restricted the Assam team to 113 runs, and then ended the day at 160 for three. Assam decided to bat first, but faced the Andhra attack which stuck to good line and length and faltered after moderate start. KV Sasikanth, who came in after an injury break in the place of Pruthvi Raj, broke a 49run stand between opener Subham Mandal and Rishav Das 30 to claim the former for his 100th Ranji wicket in his 28th match. He picked up three wickets during the day and the young M. Rayudu picked up four wickets while K. Nitish Kumar, Reddy, and Lalith Mohan Chipped in with one each to give Andhra a good advantage. Captain Gh. Vihari 80 and opener Abhishek Reddy 75 added 148 runs for the second wicket to further consolidate Andhra’s position though both missed to reach the threefigure mark.

Armaan Jaffer’s unbeaten century (116, 257b, 4x16, 6x1), his third in 11 first class matches, explained the steady approach adopted by Mumbai in gaining the lead against Andhra in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B league match at the PVG Raju sports complex, Vizianagaram on Wednesday.

Andhra lost tamely to Mumbai in the first match of the Ranji trophy tournament with a day to spare, at the PVG Raju Sports Complex, Vizianagaram, on Thursday. Mumbai won by nine wickets after dismissing the hosts for 131 in their second innings.

Andhra recorded 459 runs in the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Four batters scored valuable knocks, and Delhi bowlers failed to put pressure on Andhra. The day's play started one hour behind schedule due to fog, and ended early due to bad light. Andhra resumed at 203 for three with captain Gh Vihari on 76 and Ks Bharat on seven. The captain left early adding nine runs to his score while Bharat played a fine 80 and pushed the score along his best stand was 68 for the sixth wicket with K Nitish Kumar Reddy who scored 66 then Shoaib Md Khan came out with another breezy knock of 78 and the two added 86 runs for the seventh wicket frustrating the Delhi bowlers. He then added 38 runs for the eighth wicket with KV Sasikanth. Andhra needed an outright win to have a shot at the knockout stage, but if their bowlers do well all through the day, make Delhi follow on. Brief scores: Andhra 4599 in 1332 overs Gh Vihari 85, Gnaneshwar 81, Ks Bharat 80, Shoaib Mohammed Khan 78, K Nitish Kumar